On a recent Friday, the Blackhawks were in dire straits when both their starting goalies, Spencer Knight and Arvid Soderblom, were scratched from the lineup. With a game looming against the Capitals, ...

David Nozzolillo, a senior vice president at Wintrust Bank, found himself in an NHL locker room on a seemingly routine Friday evening. With a flu outbreak leaving the Blackhawks' roster in disarray, ...

On a routine Friday in Chicago, David Nozzolillo's biggest concern was balancing client calls with plans for his evening beer ...

The Vancouver Canucks are making a swap in the crease. Goalie Nikita Tolopilo was recalled from AHL Abbotsford under ...

VANCOUVER-- Roberto Luongo can't help but chuckle as he describes how goalie coach Robb Tallas looked as he put on his equipment to go into a game in March, pointing to the white Florida Panthers' ...

It's a story right out of Hollywood. The Los Angeles Kings are hosting open tryouts on Sept. 27 to find their emergency goaltender. "The NHL requires each home team to have an emergency goalie in the ...

CHICAGO -- Scott Foster thought it was going to be just another night. Then the 36-year-old accountant signed a contract, put on his goaltender gear and waited in the Chicago Blackhawks' locker room.

The NHL's emergency backup goaltender (EBUG) rules can create some amazing stories. On Tuesday night, the San Jose Sharks backup goalie is actually a geologist. The Sharks were without Yaroslav ...

Kyle Shapiro was an emergency backup goalie for the New Jersey Devils at the New York Islanders on Thursday. The 28-year-old, who is in his first season as the Devils' regular emergency backup goalie, ...

Throwing down the gloves and exchanging blows is part of the game of hockey at every level, from Pee Wee Hockey on up to the NHL. And while the NHL ...